Private Day Trip to Abu Simbel from Luxor by vehicle
Description
We depart Luxor in the morning around 5.15 AM, then have a guided tour with one of our Egyptologists and some free time before we drive back to Aswan (approx. 3 hours drive each way, with around 2 hours at the temples). All transfers and guide are included. The temples built by Ramses II at Abu Simbel, are one of Egypt’s highlights, and have a fascinating story behind them to go with their impressive size. When Lake Nasser was flooded, the final water level was going to submerge several temples, the most important of which being Abu Simbel. The temple was therefore dismantled completely and rebuilt further up the hillside where it sits today. The temple stands today as a testament to Ramses II and the great building prowess of the ancient Egyptians, as well as to modern engineering.
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Itinerary
See the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel on a vehicle tour from Aswan. With a qualified Egyptologist as your guide, you'll enjoy a personalized visit to Abu Simbel on this private tour. With its four rock-hewn pharaohs, you'll agree that the Great Temple is one of the most impressive sites in Egypt, and the highlight of any trip to Egypt. On the short walk to the temple entrances, your guide will explain the history of the site, including details of the UNESCO-led relocation of the entire cliff face to higher ground, and how the temples were discovered by accident in 1813. Due to the large number of visitors to Abu Simbel, guides are not permitted inside either the Great Temple of Ramses II or the smaller Temple of Hathor. However, by using photos and illustrations, your guide will explain to you the structures and their interior artworks. You will then have free time to enter the temples and explore them at your leisure. As one of the few ancient Egyptian sites which largely escaped damage by past invaders, the interiors of Abu Simbel's temples are astounding. The scale of the buildings and their detailed decoration leaves most visitors in awe. The temples' attraction is further enhanced by their scenic location on the edge of Lake Nasser in the orange sands of the desert. The drive is approximately three hours each way. Then back to Aswan upon arrival transfer to Train station to ahead to Luxor or Aswan Airport to reach Cairo.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from all centrally-located Luxor hotels. For west bank hotels and air port there is extra charge.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(6)
The tour was really good. It is a long journey but the driver, Mohamed, was good, kind and patient. To Viator: it is important to describe all the tour, step by step, informing the time because we didn't know how long it would take. And if you don't go prepared, you can be very tired.
The driver Mohamed was very nice and kind. He drove me and my mom to Abu Simbel from Luxor. It was a really good experience. The guide Mahmoud was also very good and helpful. Great experience.
Thank you for your kind feedback. We are so pleased to hear that you had a positive experience with our Day tour to Abu Simbel from Luxor. We are committed to providing our customers with an excellent experience, and we are glad that driver Mahmoud and guide Mahmoud were able to exceed your expectations. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. We will use it to continue and to improve our services. Thank you again for choosing our company. We hope to see you again soon!
We visited Aswan during our days in Egypt. It was a very long day, but what an exciting day. Our guide Khaled and our driver Mohmound were with us all this day and for several days while we were in Luxor. They are extremely knowledgeable and accommodating our every wish to experience Egypt. I would highly recommend this team if you were thinking of visiting Egypt. The best part of having a guide is the fact that we can have photos taken of us together on our trip.
As always, Khaled accommodated my request to visit Abu Simbel to the tiniest detail. Mahmoud, our driver, was exceptional. Many thanks Khaled and Mahmoud. You are superb!
Dear Our Valued guest, we are happy that you are enjoyed the Tour. We appreciate your time and efforts in Providing us.Your generous feedback have been conveyed to our team and has greatly motivated us all. We greatly value your review and look forward to welcoming you again soon Thank you, Happy Holiday
We left really early in the morning to be there on a time when its not that hot and not that many people. On of my favorite temple on my egypt trip, cause of the beautiful enviroment around the temple, the really impressiv status and the really good condition of the temple. Thanks to our beautiful guide Khalid who take the long way from Assuan to Abu Simbel with us to told us everything about this impressiv place. Really worth to go there.
Dear Our Valued guest, we are happy that you are enjoyed the Tour. We appreciate your time and efforts in Providing us.Your generous feedback have been conveyed to our team and has greatly motivated us all. We greatly value your review and look forward to welcoming you again soon Thank you
We didn't have much time to visit aswan and we took this tour with "luxor tour" was an amazing experience, the team is really gentle and they are very coorditaned, the guide was really good and the logístic was perfect. I recomended this tour 100% we are from Mexico and our experience were the best
